A Deeper Well
Social rejection, separation, disconnection. It all feels like a death… a pain that cuts to the marrow. We’re born unto a mother, yet deep belonging does not come with the birth certificate. It is the same for us now as it was for the oldest of our ancestors. A lost sheep is always in danger […]
To Catch the World
Leaving home happens in physical and metaphysical ways. The leaf turns loose of the branch. The newborn bird flies her nest. The young Rabbi does the same.* Predictable familiarity gives way to the wild call to step out into the world. Having just left my teenage years, I was given the chance to study in […]
Seeds
A seed is planted in darkness, hidden in silence. This is where all things begin. A wise teacher to the student who is ready. You can’t clap and yell at the seed to grow, any more than you can coax the moon to rise. It’s a timing that’s out of our hands, no matter how […]
A Wider Lens
There is a human tendency to focus on the ever changing weather, and not on the mountain standing firm within it. To see dead leaves on top of the water, rather than the solid river bed glistening below. To be stuck in a moment, an emotion, or fixated on trying to solve an unsolvable problem. […]
